Mehmet Volga

congrats @sertac

indecision between doing side-sloping or crisscrossing; wrong speed and angle for the both anyway... 

This one was my second drive in Al Lisaili; the first was the worst to me with 3 hours in stuck under the sun of the hell; but this one is one of the best in high tempo and with excellent harmony among the drivers.

Early stucks and refusals on the technical dunes made me a little bit concerned at the beginning, but later on we reached to a very good rhythm and played on the sand. I think everyone showed good performance today. Big thanks to @Wrangeld for ensuring such an enjoyable day for all participants; and @Jeepieand @Jeandre Bezuidenhout for their excellent management.

My score also goes to @Lorenzo Candelpergher as the man of the day. He is much more free on the sand with his new tyres and quickly recovered many trouble today. Congrats you and your big but agile white dino!

1 hour ago, Wrangeld said:

(Lorenzo and Mehmet, I have a new tried and tested route through so do not worry we are going the same way)

@Wrangeld thank you Richard for your new route discoveries  Yes, that time we were stuck in the desert until the noon time. But I think the 'ignominious' part was terribly hot weather rather than the stuck itself. No one was able to work constantly to rid out under that monster sun. Anyway, it was a very instructive experience at the end... Fortunately, also the weather is going better in these days...  

@Ale Vallecchi thank you for your excellent leading and very detailed teaching during the drive. It was very fun with high tempo again. @Brette as always, recovered all stucks quickly and saved our fun times. Thanks to @Biju Abdul for good sweeping and all the other drivers for such a smooth drive.  

Pity to hear that wounded baby gazelle could not survive. @Ale Vallecchi @Heisem @Islam Soliman and other drivers did everything possible to save it. But this is the unfortunate rule in wild life. That bird (or other predator) attacked on it was also trying to survive... Anyway, it was another valuable experience. @Ale Vallecchi @Heisem maybe you can post a topic in the forum advising the drivers in such situations about injured wild animals...what to do, who to call...etc

4 hours ago, Heisem said:

I enjoyed driving behind you, could hear your engine as you floored it on some climbs 😄

@Heisem nice to hear you enjoyed. It must not easy to climb on a messy track churned by my flooring  I witnessed that you did it perfect with zero refusal since you were always in my mirror  

@Jeepie @Wrangeld @Brette and @Nizam Deen in leading and all the other drivers; thank you all for such a smooth drive. High tempo, less problem and full of fun!

Lucky that it was a trouble free drive in my first sweep 😁

Hi @Ale Vallecchi

seems cannot join this drive on saturday. Pls remove me from the drive list.

Next one from the wait list can join

Hi @Frederic

I've left the RSVP for this drive due to changes of plans. You can remove my name from the list...

It was definitely the most challenging drive for me and that is why good for learning. Special thanks to leads @Wrangeld @Rahimdad @Janarthan @Lorenzo Candelpergher for their extreme efforts for any types of recoveries which took longer time than driving under the desert sun!

Now it is clear to me that smaller dunes like in al lisali and solar park are a sign of soft sand as we all experienced... Similarly, the big dunes are due to relatively hard ground maybe... 

@Rahimdad your other drink is ready whenever you are ready! it was our bet to move my pajero more than 1 mm and you won already! I am the man of my word 😄

@asifk I did not know that was your first recovery! It was really a smart solution you found: accelerating the cars standing side by side to tow out!... it is a pity that we didn't record it! That was a good lesson learned from my worst stuck ever. My special thanks to @Wrangeld @Janarthan @marks for their help in such a tormenting recovery (also to all others for their long time waiting...)

See you all on the next drive!

@Gaurav I got out of this RSVP. I was in the wait list of another drive and just joined to that. Please exclude my name from the drive list...

33 minutes ago, Wrangeld said:

Ok. You were first in wait list. No problem. See you in the evening. 

 

@Mehmet Volga as JJ has pulled out and ChaitanyaD has declined you are next on the waitlist so i added you to the drive. 

Please confirm. 

@Wrangeld yes I confirm, please add me to the drive...

It was really fun; continuous high-tempo driving with only a few stucks and refusals. Thanks to leads @Jeepie @Ale Vallecchi @Brette @J J for excellent coordination and to all others ensuring such a smooth speedy drive! 

My tire pressure whooshed out; it was a new lesson for me with logical explanations and directions for recovery by @Brette and @Ale Vallecchi; Thank you both!

@Wrangeld please put me also on the wait list

19 hours ago, Asif Hussain said:

What went wrong here?

That crested wrangler looks happy in being stuck there...

Angle was wrong here but it would not a big problem if power was less... Same angle with a bit less power could do a safe crossing I think (not too less as that wrangler). 

Also, just before reaching to the top (see sec 0:19) it slightly turned steering to right and broke the balance of landing (did it to avoid from wrangler I think)

After watching all these videos, I will more focus to "decrease" power. As seen here, soft sand can suddenly stop any momentum if approaching angle is high, so it shouldn't be underestimated... 

This drive was a challenging start of my Fewbie, but I think difficult starts teaches more and quicker... The first shock for me was the sand; at the beginning I couldn't see high dunes like the ones in Pink Rock or Fossil Rock but it was like driving in the deep water! I experienced that even maximum power & speed doesn't work in such a soft ground so I felt my pajero much weaker than ever.

Other than the drive, it is also strange to me how the desert is different in its each parcel. Pink rock, fossil rock, al qudra, solar park, ... they are all close to each other but very different in many aspects like plants, dune topography, geology, ... It is because wind regime maybe... 

Many thanks to leaders @Wrangeld @AKR @Jeepie @Brette ; this was very instructive drive for me to enter Fewbie under your great coordination.

And of course @Gaurav, I believe you should also have a "superman" t-shirt like @Rahimdad ; Front towing, back towing, pop-out solution, cooling down pajeros, self-recovery directions, rerouting, face-mask warnings and desert jokes - this is too much for a natural person doing all at the same time! ... and I hope this is more enjoyable than gym saloons to lose calories. I am sure you have lost 2-3 kg in a couple of hours and are much more "fit" now...

@Wrangeld thank you for such a beneficial briefing. This one will be my first Fewbie drive and I'll try to keep all in my mind... 

4 minutes ago, Yousef Alimadadi said:

@Frederic, @Jorge Stepniak Felippe, @Wrangeld, thank you so much for organizing such a great off road trip today, I really enjoyed and learned a lot.

thank you everyone and see you soon again.

as usual here you go with short video of our activities today 😊😊

 

... and this is the distinguishing benefit of a drive with @Yousef Alimadadi 

I had missed to join any fewbie drives this week but today's drive was like a fewbie already! Thanks to everybody for such a great time; of course to our leaders @Frederic @Jorge Stepniak Felippe @Wrangeld 

It is equally fun to read @Wrangeld's drive reports; always look forward to see it after each drive!

Photos uploaded to gallery

@Ale Vallecchi can you put my name on the wait list for this drive please?

7 minutes ago, Denizzalbayrak said:

When @Mehmet Volga drives a Peugeot 406  

😀this is what I mean... so no more to say "slope-down" - it is "slope-landing" 😁

44 minutes ago, sertac said:

Actually he needs a Raptor or maybe a F16 pajero is not enough for his flying capability

the issue is to fly with pajero so I look for wing modification 😁

So happy to have such a great news! I cannot wait to join new drives with you all! Thank you! 

congrats @Yousef Alimadadi

congrats @Leo Francis